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==Namesake==
==Namesake==
The UNSC Chaco is likely named after the Chaco Province of Argentina. The spanish name "chaco" derives from the indigenous Quetchua word "chaku" which means "hunting territory".
The vessel is likely named after [[Wikipedia:Chaco Culture National Historical Park|Chaco Culture National Historical Park]], a national park located in [[Wikipedia:New Mexico|New Mexico]], [[United States of America]].
 


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Latest revision as of 07:26, October 22, 2023

Chaco
Ship history
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Name:

Chaco

Class:

Halberd-class light destroyer[1]

Operator:

UNSC Navy[1]

Status:

Active as of mid-2526[1]

General characteristics

Type:

Destroyer[2][3]

Length:

485 meters (1,590 ft)[4][5][6][3]

Mass:

1.8 million metric tons[2][3]

Power plant:

Fusion reactor

Maneuver drive:

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine[2]

Crew:

250 sailors[2]

Complement:

Hull:

2 metres (6.6 ft) Titanium-A armor[4][5][9]

Armaments:

Air facilities:

1 hangar bay fitted with a gravitic/electromagnetic catapult launch/recovery system[2]

 

UNSC Chaco is a Halberd-class light destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy.[1]

Service history[edit]

In 2526, the Chaco was one of several vessels of Battle Group X-Ray assigned to Task Force Pantea, a task force of destroyers operating as a "wolf-pack" unit in the Outer Colonies. These task forces were deployed in the Outer Colonies to independently harass and destroy the supply lines of the invading Covenant fleets. At 21:00 hours on June 3, 2526, the Chaco was an element in the task force over Netherop when the destroyers encountered a lone Covenant frigate - the Steadfast Strike. The destroyers engaged the frigate, quickly eliminating the Strike's primary weapon systems and disabling the ship.[1]

Following Steadfast Strike's crash-landing, the Chaco deployed two Pelican dropships to investigate the crash-site, though the craft were fired upon, with one craft soon shot down by the downed-frigate's pulse laser turrets.[1]

Task Force Pantea was later ordered by Admiral Preston Cole to stay on-station to support Blue Team during their operation to recover the wreckage of Steadfast Strike, later engaging the Covenant Fleet of Swift Justice.[1] It is unknown if the Chaco survived the battle.

Crew and complement[edit]

As a wolf-pack destroyer, the Chaco carried no on-board Marine complement.[1]

Namesake[edit]

The vessel is likely named after Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a national park located in New Mexico, United States of America.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]